Yokogoshi, Niigata
Yokogoshi was a town located in Nakakanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 11,339 and a density of 480.06 inhabitants per km². The total area was 23.62 km².
On March 21, 2005, Yoskogoshi, along with the cities of Niitsu, Shirone and Toyosaka, the towns of Kameda and Kosudo, the town of Nishikawa, and the villages of Ajikata, Iwamuro, Katahigashi, Nakanokuchi and Tsukigata, was merged into the expanded city of Niigata. Since April 1, 2007, the area has been part of the Kōnan-ku ward.
